But in the last twenty years, H.I.V.and the collapse of the Soviet Union helped raise death rates in thirty-seven countries worldwide.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

But he said the nation must not forget the near-collapse of the banking system in two thousand eight without fixing its causes.

VOA: special.2010.04.16

It shows that the risk of fisheries collapse has recently decreased in some areas some,but not all.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the breakup of Yugoslavia in the nineteen nineties challenged NATO's traditional position as a defensive alliance.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

Colony collapse disorder first struck honey bees in the United States in late two thousand six.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

It shows that the risk of fisheries collapse has recently decreased in some areas,but not all.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

In April they had agreed to do everything necessary to prevent a collapse.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

One year ago, the United States financial system was in danger of collapse.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

The report says Russian science has suffered from drastic budget cuts since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

Tanks and missiles paraded across Red Square last May for the first time since the Soviet collapse in 1991.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

President Obama spent his first year in office trying to prevent the collapse of big financial firms, and stabilize the national economy.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

The collapse of the Bakiyev government follows days of riots between demonstrators and police in several cities.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

In addition,he said the government's options for dealing with AIG's collapse were limited from the start.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Some say the award this year also represents a nod to the collapse in Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

This man said at about five o'clock in the morning, he heard the dam collapse and all of sudden the water rushed towards the houses.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

And as I started to get more interested in the history of Southeast Asia, I realized that that was the time of the collapse of Angkor."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05